Violin-bow.



UNITED STATES Patented September 15, 1903.

MORTIMER B. ROARK, OF DENTON, TEXAS.

VIOLIN-BOW.

SPECIFIOA'HON forming part of Letters Patent N 0. 738,945, datedSeptember 15, 1903.

Application filed April 23,1903- Serial No. 153,952. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, MORTIMER B. ROARK, a citizen of the United States,residing at Denton, in the county of Denton and State of Texas, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Violin-Bows; and I dohereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact descriptionof the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to whichit appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to theaccompanying drawings, and to the figures of reference marked thereon,which form a part of this specification.

This invention relates particularly to means for attaching thehorsehairs to the tip of the violin bow; and it consists of a tip havinga mortise which receives the ends of thehorsehairs and a cap having atenon which fits the mortise and binds the hairs therein. A screw isused to fasten the cap to the tip.

The invention provides simple and efficient means to accomplish thepurpose stated without the use of glue. Renewal of the horsehairs maythus be efiected by anyone, since it is simply necessary to loosen thescrew and remove the cap.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a plan view of a violin-tiphaving my invention. Fig. 2 is a longitudinal section thereof, and Fig.3 is a perspective view showing the tip and cap separated.

Referring specifically to the drawings, 6 indicates the tip of the bowhaving a mortise 6 therein. The horsehairs are indicated at '7 and thecap at 8. The latter has a tenon 8 of suitable size to fit the mortiseand bind the ends of the horsehairs therein. At 9 a screw is indicatedto fasten the cap to the tip.

To fix the horsehairs in the bow, the cap is removed and the wisp ofhair is placed with its end across the mortise. The cap is then placed,bending the hairs under its tenon in the mortise, and by tightening thescrew the hairs are held fast. The use of glue is unnecessary, and theconstruction permits easy and quick attachment. The parts may be made ofany suitable material. In the drawings the invention is shown applied tothe head of the bow. It may also be applied to the nut to fasten thehorsehairs at the other end.

WVhat I claim as new, and by Letters Patent, is-

1. A clamp for the hairs of violin-bows,comprising a block having amortise into which the end of the hairs extend, a cap having a tenon inthe mortise, and means to bind the cap and block together.

2. A violin-bow having a tip with a mortise therein, a cap detachablysecured to the tip and having a tenon in the mortise,'and hairs the endsof which are bound in the mortise under the tenon.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

MORTIMER B. ROARK.

desire to secure Witnesses:

P. MOUNTS, R. H. HoPKINs.

